Ultra high frequency receiver



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a E 2 g Q Q m k On. 7 zzwhzq Pr n 6Q IN VE N TOR m m MUMFORD ATTORNEY Dec. 30, 1947; w. w. MUMFORD I ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY RECEIVER '5 SheetS -Shet 5 Filed Dec. 31, 1943 ATTORNEK Patented Dec. 30, 1947 ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY RECEIVER William W. Mumford, Eatontown, N. J., assignor to Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December 31, 1943, Serial No. 516,390

Claims.

This invention relates to crystal detectors such as those used in converters or first detectors of superheterodyne radio receivers and particularly to crystal type converters for the receivers of pulse type radio object location and distance measuring systems.

In the operation of superheterodyne receivers in the ultra-high frequency or microwave range it has been found advantageous to employ crystal elements as the first detectors. Such crystal detectors or modulators have the advantage over most other types now available for operation in such frequency ranges that they operate at a much lower noise level thus giving an overall improvement in signal to noise ratio. On the other hand they have the disadvantages that they do not amplify but in fact operate at a loss and also are susceptible to damage by abnormal voltages. Because of this first characteristic it is desirable that the circuit in which the crystal is used should give as eificient transmission as possible. Because of the second characteristic it is necessary to protect the crystal not only against high voltages that may be developed in the system in which the crystal is employed but also against high radio frequency voltages that may be induced by other systems or apparatus operating in the neighborhood.

In one general type of radar system, i. e., systems for the location of objects and measurement of distance by reflected radio waves, recurrent short pulses of radio waves of high intensity are transmitted and the resultant waves reflected by the objects under observation are received back at the transmission point. In such a system particularly when crystal elements are used in the first detector of the receiver it is necessary to protect the receiver from the high radio frequency voltages produced during the operation of the transmitter. Since the more usual practice is to employ a common antenna for the transmitter and receiver this is accomplished by the use of a duplexing unit. One type of duplexing unit now widely used for this purpose is the so-called T-R box. Such a unit comprises a resonant chamber or line with an associated gas discharge device properly located in the lines interconnecting the antenna with the transmitter and receiver. Such a unit will operate as a switch to disconnect effectively the receiver from the antenna due to the breakdown of the gas tube during the period of the transmitted pulse while permitting transmission from the antenna to the receiver in absence of such high radio frequency fields in the resonant cavity.

The breakdown of the gas tube is facilitated by the presence of electrically charged particles furnished by an auxiliary discharge maintained by a high negative voltage applied to an igniter electrode. During stand-by periods when the auxiliary discharge is absent, however, such a device will not protect the receiver against radio frequency fields produced by another transmitter operating in the neighborhood and sufficiently strong to injure the crystal.

An object of the invention is to improve the operation of crystal first detectors in systems of the type described above.

A further object of the invention is to improve the transmission of the circuits connecting the crystal element to the remainder of the system.

A still further object of the invention is to protect the crystal element of such systems against radio frequency fields produced by external apparatus.

In a specific preferred embodiment of the invention in a first detector of a superheterodyne radio receiver for a recurrent pulse type object locating and distance measuring equipment, the crystal unit is mounted in a structure that constitutes a resonant concentric transmission line to which the radio frequency signal oscillations and the beating oscillations are supplied. One end of this transmission line is short-circuited and the signal oscillations are supplied at that point through an aperture in the outer conductor that provides coupling to the resonant cavity duplexing element or T-R box. This use of an aperture at the short-circuited end of the resonant line not only gives high electrical efficiency but also provides a very satisfactory mechanical arrangement. In order to protect the crystal against radio frequency fields during stand-by periods when the igniter is oif and the duplexing element is ineffective, the inner conductorof the resonant line is arranged to fit into a chuck at the crystal end-and to be moved longitudinally by a relay mechanism so that it can be withdrawn from the chuck to open the electrical circuit to the crystal. In this way the crystal is disconnected when the system is not in operation and thereby protected from external radio frequency fields.

The invention may be more fully understood by reference to the following description in connection with the drawing which shows one embodiment in a first detector of a superheterodyne radio receiver of the invention and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the resonant line portion;

Fig, 5 is a schematic diagram; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a modification of that portion of the apparatus between the dotted lines 6-6 of Fig. 4.

The apparatus shown in the drawing is a portion of the radio frequency unit all of which is arranged for mounting in a cylindrical, pressure ized container in order to permit its use in high altitude airplanes without encountering difiiculties due to the lower spark-over voltages in the rarified atmosphere at higher altitudes. The apparatus is suspended on the inner surface of the cover plate ID of such a container (not shown). An auxiliary air-tight cover plate II that fits on a boss I 2 permits access to certain controls. The apparatus is supported by two brackets I3 and I4 which are bolted to the main cover plate III.

A concentric transmission line I5 extends through the cover plate IO- and leads to an antenna (not shown). The upper end of this line I39 includes a fitting that permits detachment from the line section within the container but which will not be described in detail as it forms no part of the present invention.

Within the container the transmission line comprises a vertical section of outer conductor I-iI supported by the cover ID andthe bracket I4. A short distance below the cover lathe line turns and becomes horizontal, For a short distance on the right-hand end (as viewed in Fig. 3) the outer conductor is made up of the tubular element I6. At the left-hand end (as viewed in the same Fig. 3) the outer conductor comprises a. similar tubular section II. Between the sections I6 and I! the outer conductor is made up of two integrally mounted sections I8 and I9 that slide within the sect-ions I6 and IT and are provided with flared and slotted ends. This construction gives good electrical contact between the respective sections I8 and I6 and I9 and I 7. The purpose of this type of construction is to permit a control of the point on the horizontal section of line at which the connection to the duplexing unit and radio receiver is tapped off as will be described in detail later.

The outer conductor section H is supported by the bracket I3 and in turn supports a downwardly extending tubular section 2|. This section 2I together with its associated inner conductor 23 constitutes the end of the concentric line leading to the radio transmitter (not shown) The inner conductor 20 of these transmission line sections is itself made up in sections with proper end fittings to facilitate assembly. The inner conductor 28 is supportedby two stub sections 23 and 24. These stub sections are in turn supported respectively by the members 25 and 26 that are mechanically and electrically integral with the corresponding outer conductors. As is understood in the art such stub supports are proportioned to be a quarter wavelength long at the operating frequency. Accordingly, having a substantially zero impedance at their ends, they have a substantially infinite impedance at the junctions with the transmission line proper and provide the equivalent ofperfect insulation with full metallic support of the inner conductor.

A lead screw 21 is journaled in the brackets I 3 and I4. Attached to the screw 21: by means of a set screw is a knurled wheel 28 which extends through an opening I32 in the cover IE]: to permit adjustment of the apparatus. The duplexing unit and receiver portions of the apparatus are supported by the lead screw 21;

An irregular casting 30 is provided with a tapped hole 3I through which the lead screw 21 is threaded to support the casting 3!]. The upper squared surface 3'! of-the casting 3|-travels in a milled channel 29 in the under surface of the cover I 0. In this way the casting 30 acts as a traveling nut on the lead screw-2t.

As is shown in particular detail in. Fig. 3, the casting 30 is provided with a hole 32 the ends of which are reamed out to receive the tubular pieces I8, and I9 These are soldered or otherwise secured into these reamed out sections of the hole thus forming with the hole 32 a continuous outer conductor for the coaxial line and extending from the flared. end. of one tubular section I8 to that of the other section IS.

A second casting 40 is bolted to the casting 3!] by means of the flanges 43 and 33 formed on the respective castings. A cylindrical cavity is formed by the hollowed out portions of the two castings 3E] and 40, This cavity is indicated by the dotted line 65 in Fig. 2. The coaxial line, the outer conductor of which is formedby the tubes I8 and I9 and the wall of the hole 32 is coupled to this cavity by means of an aperture 36 a portion of which is visible in the cutaway section of the casting 30 as shown in Fig. 3.

Bridging the center of the cavity 63 is a spark gap. This gap is formed by a discharge tube shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3. This tube 58 comprises essentially an outer glass envelope enclosing an atmosphere of gas at low pressure, a pair of disc electrodes SI and 52 the portions of which within the envelope are formed into coaxial truncated cones that form the spark gap. The outer rim of each disc extends through the glass envelope in which it is sealed and forms an annulus by which the tube is mounted and the electrical circuit completed. For the purpose of mounting the tube these protruding annuluses of the disc electrodes 5| and 52 are clamped against the surfaces of the castings 30 and 49 by the covers BI and 62. Four rods 63, one end of each of which is integral with the castings and the two straps 64 each of which is provided with a clamping stud 65 arevprovided for clamping the covers GI and 62.

For the purpose of tuning the cavity 69 there are provided a plurality of tuning plugs 6'! the ends of which extend into the cavity and the heads of which are accessible from the outside for adjustment. An additional tuning plugGB is also provided. This plug is equipped with an adjusting rod 69 which extends through the cover plate ID and terminates in a head 59 which is accessible by removing the auxiliary cover I l to permit final adjustment.

The casting 40 is provided with a projecting portion 42 through which there is a hole 43 and which is provided with a saw cut or slit 4d. The tubular portion II. of the converter assembly I0 is inserted in the hole 43 and is clamped in place by the screw 45. A slot I2 in the wall of the tube Ii provides coupling between the cavity 6!] and the coaxial tuning line of the converter. The enlargement of the cavity 6E) by the deviation of the normal circular form of its wall at A provides a larger aperture for coupling with the aperture "I2.

This clamp-type mounting permits the tube 'II to be rotated thus varying the portion of the slot 72, that is, in alignment with the aperture in the wall of the tuning cavity 60. In this way the coupling between the cavity and the connector can be regulated which is of advantage in adjusting the system to a condition of impedance match, particularly when changing from a rectifier element of one impedance to one of a different impedance.

Fig. 4, which is a sectional view of the converter assembly 10, is drawn to an enlarged scale as compared with the other figures. The converter comprises essentially a resonant coaxial line with provisions for introducing the signal and beating oscillator voltages and connections to a crystal rectifier unit which acts as the mixer or detector element.

The converter comprises a T-shaped frame 13 into the wall of which the tube II is soldered. The oppositely extending arm of the frame I3 is slotted to permit clamping the second tube 14. For this purpose screws BI are provided. When the screws 8| are loosened the tube 14 may be slid in or out of the frame 13 to adjust the length of the coaxial line for tuning purposes. A hollow rod or tube I5 soldered into the hole in the solid end of the tube H provides one portion of the inner conductor of the coaxial line. The end of the tube #5 is formed into a spring chuck it for making good electrical contact with the wire 11 which is carried within the tube 5 and extends beyond its free end to form another section of the inner conductor. The other end of the wire TI terminates in an enlarged portion I85 which is clamped in the chuck I8! of the carrier I96 so that thewire Tl may be moved longitudinally in and out of the chuck 89. This mechanism and its purpose will be described in detail later.

In about the center of the tube I4 there is mounted an insulated washer 18 which is held against a shoulder on the inner surface of the tube 14 by a threaded retaining ring 19. The washer 18 carries a double spring chuck 89. The right-hand end of the chuck 89 is designed to receive the end of the wire ll and the left-hand end the terminal of the crystal cartridge 98. I

An internally threaded collar 82 is screwed onto the outer threaded surface of the tube I4. This collar 82 is provided with an internally projecting flange that serves to clamp the cylindrical chuck 84 to the end of the tube I4 between the insulating washers 85. This arrangement not only supports the chuck 84 but also provides a capacity coupling between the chuck 84 and the outer conductor of the line formed at that point by the collar 82 and tube I4 through the dielectric washers 85.

The end of the tube I4 is closed by a threaded cap 88. An insulating washer 81 is cemented to the inside of this cap 86 and serves to hold the crystal cartridge firmly in place.

The collar 82 is, provided with a threaded T- extension 88 on which is screwed a retaining cap 89. A solid dielectric coaxial line 9| is held in the extension 88 by this cap. This line has an inner conductor 92 that is soldered to the chuck 84 and an outer conductor 93 that is soldered to the extension 88.

The two similar branches 94 and 95 of the T block 13 are each split and the split halves are clamped together by the screws 98 to hold the solid dielectric coaxial lines 91 and 98 respectively. These lines and their terminations and mounting are similar.

face, thus providing capacity coupling to the inner conductor 15-41. The clamping action by They serve for introducing the beating oscillations into the converter.

which the line 91 is held in the block 13 not alone assures good electrical contact between the outer conductor I03 and the inner surface of the extension 94 but also serves as a means of permitting ready adjustment of the positioning of the ter-' minal I92. Since the signal and noise ratio of the converter output is dependent upon the beating oscillator voltage impressed and the latter is determined by the amount of capacitance coupling provided by the terminal I02 it is desirable to be able to adjust the position of that element.

As was indicated above, the wire 11 is movable longitudinally to act as a switch for connecting and disconnecting the crystal. For this purpose the outer end of the wire is terminated in an enlarged end portion I95 which is held in a carrier I06 by means of the chuck nut I81. The carrier rides in a bushing I98 which is staked to the relay mounting plate H9. An electromagnetic relay III is mounted on this plate H0 which is bolted to the casting 49 (see Fig, 1). The tube II is clamped in the casting 49, as previously stated. Accordingly the bushing I08 and tube II are held in proper mutual relation by virtue of both being secured to the casting 40. The sprin members H2 form part of the contact pile-up H3 also mounted on the plate H8. The ends of the springs H2 are forked and extend through an opening I09 in the bushing I88 to actuate the carrier I98. In the position shown in Figs. 1 and 4 the springs hold the carrier I98 in its extreme right-hand position pulling the wire TI out of the chuck 89. When the relay III is energized its armature actuates the springs H2 to move'the wire 11 to its left-hand position into the chuck 89 to connect the crystal in circuit. The chuck I91 permits adjustment of the position of the wire TI to properly perform this switching operation. Readjustment of this position is usually required after each retuning of the line by the longitudinal movement of the tube 14 in the block I3.

The crystal cartridge is shown partially in section. It comprises a metallic base member H5 having a threaded extension H6. A silicon crystal element I I! is cemented to the face of the extension IIB. A sleeve H8 of insulating material is internally threaded and screws over the ex tension H6. The other terminal H9 of the cartridge is provided with a thread portion that screws into the sleeve H8 and carries on its enda fine contact wire I20. The free end of the contact wire is pointed and forms the contact with the crystal element I I1.

Operation The operation of the system will now be described. The schematic drawing of Fig. 5 in which the parts are given the same reference numerals as are used in the mechanical drawings may be found helpful in connection with this description. During transmission the ultra-high frequency wave energy generated by the transmitter is transmitted along the incoming coaxial line 2| finally being led to the antenna by the out-going coaxial line I5. Some of this wave energy is tapped off from the section I8I9 of the coaxial line through the aperture 36. This portion of the energy enters the cavity 69 which is adjusted to be resonant at the frequency ofthese waves. The gap in the gas discharge tube 50 is readily broken down by the high voltage produced in the resonant cavity 69 by the transmitter wave energy. The cavity is then shortcircuited by the relatively low impedance of the gap discharge and this destroys the coupling to the resonant lin Hand crystal H! so'th-at pnacticallyinone Oflthe transmitter energy :isediverted to the: crystal.

The :breakdown of the discharge gap is facilitated :by .a partial ionization of the :gas atmosphere in thetube 50 which .is maintained .by-a high negative voltage applied to an auxiliary electrodelzl.

Upon the cessation of transmission, the spark dischargeis extinguished. Any signal.received-, in the antenna will beiintroduced into the system tln'ough the coaxial line 15. Under such conditions the held in the coaxial line and resonant cavity'fifl will be low compared to that during transmission and the discharge tube 50 will not break down. Accordingly the resonant cavity .68 willacttto couple the tuned line ll to the coaxial line l for the received signals. During such periods when the-transmitter is not operating-its impedance will be substantially dififerentofromits impedance when operating. If the length-of the transmission line from the transmitter to the aperture 36 is properly chosen there will Joe a suflicient impedance mismatchin the line at that point so that substantially none of 'the received energy is absorbed by the line and all of the energy passes through the aperture 36 into the-resonant-cavity 68. In order to insure such a-condition the-transmission line section 18-19 is longi- .tudinally movable to place the'aperture .36 atthat position along the line at which ;the maximum energy ;is transmitted to the crystal. This adjustment is made bymeans of theknurled-wheel 28 whichrotates the lead screw 2"! to move the assembly carried by the casting .38 longitudinally.

The converter input circuit comprises the tuned coaxial line H. The inner conductor of this line comprises two mainsections Hi and CH. During the operation of the system the relaylH is energized to move the wire -11 to the left into the chuck 88 and so complete the circuit-to the crystal through the terminal I I9 and theeontact wire 120. The remainder of the'circuitis completed from the crystal Ill through thebase llj5,.chu ck 84 and 'the high frequency by-pass capacitor :85 formed by the chuck 84, insulating'washers ,85 and theoollar-82 which forms a partqof therouter conductor of the tuned line. The other-endof the line .is short-circuited by thesoldered'con- ,nectionbetween the inner conductor :lfiandthe outer conductor 7 l.

The incoming signal energy .isintrodueed .into the line from the resonant CaVity'BD byallowing the magnetic lines of force in cavity 60 to link the tuned coaxial line H through the aperture 12 located at the short-circuited point. Thismethod .of coupling to the tuned line has several advantages over prior methods where the input .aper- .ture was located at a point one .or more half wavelengths away from theshort-circuit point. Chief among these .is the fact that it reduces both-the electrical and mechanicaliengths of .the line. The reduction in theelectricalilengthofthe line results in a reduction of the dissipation in the line and consequently increases the useful signal output. The fact that the mechanical length can be reduced and particularly atutthat :point in the line is of considerable advantage in construction as can be seen from a study hf the assembly as shown in Fig. 1.

Beating oscillations areintroducedlthrough the coaxial lines 91 or-5J8, only one 'of which-isseiiective at a time. The use of twobeating oscillators :(not .shown) connected through their respective dines ipermits the operation of :the system ;to be 8 readily shifted from one frequency to another. Capacity'coupling to the inner conductor of the line is effected by the disc terminal I92. As was pointed out previously the magnitude of beating oscillatorinput may be controlled by adjusting the position of the lines 9'! or 98 in the respective branches 94 and 95 of the T-block "l3 after which they arevfirmly clamped in place by the screws 96.

Theintermediate frequency signal output produced by the rectifying action of the crystal II! on the signal and beating oscillator inputs is taken off throughthe coaxial line 9!. For this purpose theinner'conductor 92 is soldered to the chuck 8.4 which contacts the base H5 of the crystal cartridge.

While the condition for optimum coupling from the cavity 60 to the coaxial line ll-l5 at the fundamental frequency of the signal waves is with the aperture "72 at the short-circuited point of the coaxial line, other considerations may influence the designer to depart from the exact arrangement. A harmonic frequency may be suppressed by locating the coupling aperture at a distance from the short-circuited point of the resonant coaxial line equal to one-quarter of the wavelength of the harmonic. Thus it has been found that by locating the aperture a distance of one-twelfth of the wavelength of the incoming signal from the short-circuited end of the line the third harmonic may be greatly attenuated Without materially affecting the transmission at the fundamental frequency.

Fig. 6 is a sectional View of a modification of that portion of the structure of Fig. 5 between the dash-dot lines 6-6 thereof. In this modification the aperture 12A is located at the distance \/12 from'the point at which the inner conductor 15 and the outer conductor 'H are connected together; where A equals the wavelength at the fundamental frequency of the osciliations supplied by the transmitter to the coaxial line 20. As pointed out above, it has been found that such a structure will introduce a high loss at the third harmonic without materially deteriorating the transmission at the fundamental frequency.

The arrangement of Fig. 6 has been found useful in some applications of the invention. Where the pulse energy supplied by the transmitter to the line 29 is very high the energy at harmonic frequencies may be suliiciently high to cause damage to the crystal converter even though it represents a Very small percentage of the energy at fundamental frequency. The TR box cavity 60 because of its structure or because of a particularrelative adjustment of the tuning plugs 61 may notalford adequate protection against harmonics while being effective at the fundamental. .On the other hand, the resonant input line II will .not give eiilcient transmission at even harmonics and so protect the crystal against their effects. By the addition of the structural modification shown in Fig. 6, which protects against the third harmonic adequate protection against all the high energy harmonics is provided.

This particular feature of the invention is shown and discussed with respect to a particular embodiment in which it is designed to provide a loss at the third harmonic because such a specific adjustment has been found desirable in the general type of systems in which the embodiment herein shown has been used. How- .ever, applicants invention is not so limited and Joy locating the aperture at different positions other chosen harmonics may be discriminated against; for example x/B for the second harmonic, A/ 16 for the fourth harmonic and so on.

The term wave cavity is used herein as generic to dielectric wave guides whether employed in the more conventional sense as transmission elements or as circuit elements such as resonant chambers.

What is claimed is:

1. In a receiver for ultra-high frequency waves, a wave cavity excited by received waves and provided with an output aperture, a coaxial line having an outer conductor, a first section of inner conductor comprising a tube having one end directly connected to said outer conductor, a spring contact chuck terminating the other end of said tube, and a second section of inner conductor mounted within said first section and projecting beyond the chuck termination thereof and free for longitudinal movement, said outer conductor having an aperture at substantially the point of connection to said first section of inner conductor and in alignment with the output aperture of said wave cavity, a rectifying device, and means for mounting said rectifying device within said outer conductor and including a low impedance electrical path for ultra-high frequency waves between one terminal of said rectifying device and said outer conductor and a chuck connected to the other terminal of said rectifying device and arranged to receive the free end of said second section of inner conductor.

2. In a transmission system, a wave cavity having an output aperture, a resonant coaxial line comprising an inner conductor and an outer conductor connected together at one end, and an aperture in said outer conductor in juxtaposition to said output aperture and at a distance from said end equal to onequarter wavelength of a wave to be discriminated against and of negligible length compared with the wavelength of a lower frequency wave to be transmitted.

3. In a transmission system, a wave cavity having an output aperture, a resonant coaxial line comprising an inner conductor and an outer conductor connected together at one end, and an aperture in said outer conductor in juxtaposition to said output aperture and at a distance from said end short with respect to the wavelength of waves to be transmitted between said cavity and said coaxial line and equal to one-quarter wavelength of a higher frequency wave to be discriminated against.

4. In a transmission system, a wave cavity having an output aperture, a coaxial line comprising an inner conductor and an outer conductor connected together at one end and of such length that said line is resonant at the frequency of a wave to be transmitted between said cavity and said line, and an aperture in said outer conductor in juxtaposition to said output aperture and at a distance from said end equal to one-quarter wavelength of an odd harmonic of the wave to be transmitted between said cavity and said line.

5. In a receiver for ultra-high frequency waves, a wave cavity excited by received waves and provided with an output aperture, a coaxial line having an outer conductor, a first section of inner conductor comprising a tube having one end directly connected to said outer conductor, a spring contact chuck terminating the other end of said tube, and a second section of inner conductor mounted within said first section and projecting beyond the chuck termination thereof and free for longitudinal movement, said outer con-ductor having an aperture at substantially the point of connection to said first section of inner conductor and in alignment with the output aperture of said wave cavity, a rectifying device, means for mounting said rectifying device within said outer conductor and including a low impedance electrical path for ultra-high. frequency waves between one terminal of said rectifying device and said outer conductor and a chuck connected to the other terminal of said rectifying device and arranged to receive the free end of said second section of inner conductor, a tubular guide extending beyond that end of said outer conductor connected to said first section of inner conductor, a carriage member riding within said tubular guide and carrying said second section of inner conductor, and electromagnetic means for moving said carriage member longitudinally within said guide to move the free end of said second section of inner conductor in and out of said chuck connected to the other terminal of said rectifying device.

WILLIAM W. MUMFORD.

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